Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02
fhs Cause Of the Oity's Growth
Iudisputable Statistics; De-
Yslopmsnt Of Resources.
s.,,,I.s steAmboAts, Railroads aad
cOunsrss It's BaIldiss., schools.
Churches and Pabiis Works.
e.,sf seattle. Ihs Indaan war ana
ne ED Man Houss.
HaHLT HuronI.

Ths Iosatlon Of the city Of Seattle ID
e.. Of shs fsw points selected By the
esrIss Immigrants ~ . suitable place
iss he bailding Of . large city. They
haa shis obieos In visw In coming 10 the
sossssy, end as a preliminary % the se-
l,ssiss intended, tsmporariiy estao-
n,1,a s.smsslvsa at Alki Point, six
eil,s from the present city. Thsy CAM .
A,hs latter part Of the Summer Of 1851,
IL Nsils settlement there including q.
O Terry and Lee Terry, Of New York.
AA Denny. ID. T. Denny, O. ID. Bersn'
WK Bsll and John N. Lowe, Of I'LL
uslA CO. Terry vaa q man Of impulse
sna sntcrprise, and without further
waiting be began . general merchandise
hssinsas 3, the point, and a'artsd town
called New York, after the city trom
vhieb he cane. The site, whiIa pretty
ana commanding. vas TOO nush eT.
neead. and the anchorage insufficient.
Fhe enwn waA, Of necessity, failurs
n Inhabitants, including its founder
aoan after deaerting u Tor the more
promising new tOWR Of Seattle,
About the time the individuals named
we're on the Point. DR.. ID. ). Maynard
mme from Oiympia in qaest OF ioca
Ian for the establishment OF q tradine
ooa,. and where incidentally be might
psaetlee his profession. He visited
hhev York; and then came hrCand into
lka bay, upon the point Ian island, then,
4 hlah tidel where afe now built the
railroad vhaFves, side tfecks, eto.-the
seashefn ead OF Oommercial street he
pichsd bis tent, and took claim under
lha Donation Act. He was followed
early in 1889 by the two ID nnys. bsren
hnd Bell, all Of whom took SSO-aefe
eaima To line fEom Maynard.s nottn.
4 lille later Thomas Mercer. J. q. Dol
Rait. n. l.. Yssler, O. Q. Terry ano
oihers. who, by additions 10 the toWn
uiis and other public works, have sinct
heesme closely ideutiAcd with Seattle,
wszs ADDED. DR.. Maynard plated bis
elAim a. sihe town Of seattle" aad be
opsneA store at WhAt h noW the corner
q Main and Commercial streets.
fasnesioFth The place grev slowly but
tareiy, until 10 received a terrible reverse
b the Indian var OF 1876.
rhal the idea OF these courageous
Ana iARseeinR pionesrs. thae ~ this
posat yea certain TO ne bRit q large
~, Was wsll founded, We nov know.
~ thsl time. however, u looked 10 All
eas tesm DARK aud eloomy. The ioea
nen Vas undoubtedly haudsotne one,
Ne hAFbof maRninesnt, and the re-
leafces great beyond computation, bot
teey we're far from the oonteF OF the
Vaion; they we're over 900 miles from |
tee neafesi region from which shey |
mass 10 ths future gain the greater par |
ei their inci leased population. They |
ssfs residents Of the Territory OF
ufeRon, to the vasl area Of whicn tN0-
Wy sqaArs milssl there we're bat lO,0u0 .
se'.s peeple. They we're surrounded /
~ lndlnus, Whe outunmbered them 1
eaadred 10 one, and who a. that uus |
aaq eal 10 taFn against the hsndfal Of |
gsep's u Por Townsend. seattle. Steii
seeem and Olympia, 10 extermtnate
zen uite eass. The diiiloaisy and ooss |
:. eeesinR here rendered II certain that |
~ Efosth of These pisces must be sloW, /
=. taia tact. added TO the diaoomfOEta 1
.aa aangeFs By which they we're sur
Nssdsd, osly . Tvsd 10 nerve TOE ss=Sg I
80 q thts point 20 grcateF thaaiasm /
saataort fhsy worked diligently and I
s.fAinsdiY, and against evsIy ohsia
sets gradually getting their iown I
- We foremost slAce. <hen they wefr
eAek ever ten years oy abe 0at'
NA OF hoaiii;sies hboVa referred 90.
ssse dong considerable Indian !
.s -ssA vess leading many small vessels /
- Faiss aud iambef t0r California. |
sstling . farming population inta
esaetfy immediately bach os theu,
ead haadrt q % more inhabitants
sii iiitie toSn uhen the UAr barst |
- taem, ana King eoaniy vas made
eeif scene OF hostile opsrAtioaA.
aS teiks, however, we're n0t the
- shisa men to vlsit the bAv frapstne
- etf. OoeAsiouai WhAlers cams
- - aaeh earlier dates, and IN ons
- NJ ID. :, Sn,th (stili q resi.
- = - We townl came In lSSS. Hud-
n~s.'s msn and vessels frsqasntlY
y, ~ on tasir Way 10 and from old
= SaAiiy. and oceAaenAiiy came
- eakAsia Charles wilkes. in hia "a
~. .Aptorsas sxpeditiOn. was here 10
-. ~ tes SAFship Ninoonues. and be
- sse nAme q one IL hss lsieateaAnts
aat---to ees BAY.
- essaiHg af h. l. Yesler waa Qaits
ssae s.n.saes y TIE little towu. Ne wAa ~
ssy tfe@ oaio. vas a mechanic, And
aossy tie proposed 70 start =
As NH IN Seatlle. Aaa aa An In.
Ssess and ~ help hins, lAs lines Of
u. 80 eiat@Ants werr ada ted, ana
ts.sss pesmstssd 20 tAGs q IONS,
s...s ssaes AtioiuinG TIE Maynard
-, she n0sth. reaching fr0m
- sad 81 shat = noe lover
Aseei, bach ta9Ards IsAks
.sstaa. hsreon vas bssun
SsalsiaS Of wharf, tie fnrthsr
ees.-s ees.s e seieA hAs ever uncs been
-. NJ snitl ID hAa grown 10 i'm
-. t.ePertsona. esSsElng several
-. e.a holding npan tts eoiidiy eailt
- sse score % basinsss hoases.
as-S.. AAFt frant 10 the lsnRtA Of ssx
q tAzaA Here, alsl, 0n tha saia
ls,.e Ne pesiofies and tAs Posr-
&C., ss-ss..ssczA azA elildiag siAna, 2as
@~...@s os NJ. fsslsF sas arst ssean
- e fsRea Sozad; aad ca lhis
Uaea. u noN locAied tha